Awasa , southern Ethiopia’s largest city, is 100km further south and sits on the shores of attractive Lake Awasa. With plenty of facilities, a great fish market and row boats to boot, Awasa is a great place to stop.

Awasa , southern Ethiopia’s largest city, is 100km further south and sits on the shores of attractive Lake Awasa. With plenty of facilities, a great fish market and row boats to boot, Awasa is a great place to stop.

The Center of Ethiopian art and culture Gondar, founded by Emperor Fasilidas around 1635, is famous for its many medieval castles and the design and decoration of its churches.

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Pointus Pilate

Only the Ethiopian Orthodox Church recognizes Pilate as a saint starting from the sixth century, based on the account in the Acts of Pilate. According to the canonical Christian Gospels, Pilate presided at the trial of Jesus and, despite stating that he personally found him not guilty of a crime meriting death, handed him over to crucifixion.

HIM Haile Selassie

'Haile Selassie' (Might of the Trinity) 'Negus Negussie' (King of Kings) 'Jan Hoy' (His Imperial Majesty) was the Emperor's full title. Tafari Makonnenen was born near Harar on 22nd July, 1892, the son of Ras Makonnen, a cousin of Emperor Menelik, and as a young man was known as Lij Tafari Mokonnen. His keen intelligence as a youth was noted by the Emperor and at the early age of 14 he was appointed Governor, First of Gara Muleta in Harar, and then of Selale and Baso, both in shoa province.In 1908, he became Governor of Sidamo and proved such an able administrator that he was soon made Governor of his own home town of Harar.

Pan African Colors

First Used in the flag of ETHIOPIA

Two different sets of three colors are referred to as the Pan-African colors: the green, gold, and red first used in the flag of Ethiopia; and the red, black, and green adopted by the American-based Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA). As such, they are used in flags and other emblems to represent Pan-Africanism, African identity, or blacks as a race.

Green, gold, and red are now found on the national flags of many African nations. They originate in Ethiopia, from where they also have relevance for the Rastafari movement.

Ethiopia remained outside European control during the colonial era, and was therefore admired by many newly-independent African states. The adoption of the Ethiopian national colors was a consequence of this. The first African state to adopt red, gold and green for her flag upon independence was Ghana in 1957.

The UNIA constitution defines red, black, and green as the Pan-African colors: "red representing the noble blood that unites all people of African ancestry, the color black for the people, green for the rich land of Africa. The UNIA flag was designated the official colors of the

African Race by the UNIA at its convention in Madison Square Garden on August 13, 1920 in New York City.

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